Kurdish
Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony
A Kurdish opposition deputy submitted a parliamentary inquiry questioning a recent court verdict sentencing a university student to life based…
Turkish court sentences five journalists from shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper to jail
Turkey
July 1, 2019
Turkish court sentences five journalists from shuttered pro-Kurdish newspaper to jail
An Istanbul court on Friday sentenced five employees of the shuttered pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper on terror-related charges, news site…
Trump claims he saved Syrian Kurds from being wiped out by Erdoğan
World
July 1, 2019
Trump claims he saved Syrian Kurds from being wiped out by Erdoğan
US President Donald Trump said at a press conference in Osaka on Saturday that he saved Syrian Kurds from being…
Turkey’s police view Kurdish songs as terrorist propaganda, singer says
Turkey
June 28, 2019
Turkey’s police view Kurdish songs as terrorist propaganda, singer says
Ciya Senses, the lead singer of the band Koma Gulên Xerzan, has said that police officers told him during his…
I wasn’t aware Öcalan’s brother had been sought by Turkish authorities: Erdoğan
Turkey
June 28, 2019
I wasn’t aware Öcalan’s brother had been sought by Turkish authorities: Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed he was unaware that Osman Öcalan, brother of jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan…
Kurdish signs removed after March 31 elections re-erected in Bitlis
Turkey
June 25, 2019
Kurdish signs removed after March 31 elections re-erected in Bitlis
The Bitlis Municipality, which is run by a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayor, has re-erected up Kurdish signs…
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Opinion
June 24, 2019
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs Kurdish votes for his Justice and Development Party to win the Istanbul mayoral election…
Kurdish party says will continue supporting opposition in Sunday vote despite Öcalan letter
Turkey
June 22, 2019
Kurdish party says will continue supporting opposition in Sunday vote despite Öcalan letter
The Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Friday announced that their strategy to support the opposition in Sunday’s İstanbul mayoral…
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
World
June 22, 2019
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
Nechirvan Barzani, who on June 10 was sworn in as the new president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, has…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
Turkey
June 22, 2019
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in İstanbul on Sunday, Turkish…